2023-05-06 11:00:33
To Globo Esporte, she said that she was “born to be a football manager”. As much as her mandate at Palmeiras is until 2024, she has already stated that she has plans to lead the club until 2027: “I do the best for Palmeiras. I am fearless, I am not afraid of anything, of any criticism.”
In addition, at the beginning of the year, she even bought a plane for Palmeiras to make its national and international trips. The type is an Embraer model E-190, with capacity for 114 people, estimated at R$ 300 million. Leila argues that the money put into the team is a long-term investment and strengthens the brand of their companies.
Much love for Palmeiras
With her father and brothers loyal supporters of Vasco, Leila was little interested in football in her childhood. Love began to emerge later, when she was already married. It was then that she became a lover of the sport and especially of Palmeiras. In 2015, she headed the negotiations in which FAM and Crefisa became sponsors of the São Paulo team.
In almost four years, he invested more than R$ 400 million in the club. In interviews, Leila claims that there is a return on all that money. One of the points is that this made her an idol by the Palmeiras fans, being affectionately nicknamed ‘Aunt Leila’.
Afterwards, the businesswoman became part of the club’s management, she was the most voted advisor in the history of Palmeiras. In 2022, she became the first woman to manage the club.
Besides football, who is Leila Pereira?
Leila Pereira is a businesswoman, banker, lawyer and journalist. In addition to running the São Paulo club, she is also at the head of Crefisa, the financial institution focused on loans and the Centro Universitário das Américas (FAM).
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